Interviews

Valentina Gerasimova, Head of SeeNews Research On-demand services You have been long in market intelligence, how has your business evolved in the age of Big Data? Data has been around for decades but what has made it big are the … Read more

Tomislav Tsolov, Founder and General Manager APRA Porter Novelli APRA Porter Novelli is a private communications company founded in 1994 in Bulgaria. In 2012 the company expanded by entering Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. In order … Read more

By Nevena Krasteva The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the leading investor in Southeast Europe (SEE). In 2016, it extended loans and guarantees of 467 million euro to Bulgaria and lent 1.1 billion euro to Romania. Since 2006, the bank … Read more

Moldova Agroindbank has been recently conferred the title Best Social Impact Bank – Moldova 2017 by the London-based publication Capital Finance International (CFI). According to the CFI assessment committee, “Moldova Agroindbank conducts its business in line with corporate responsibility principles, … Read more

By Nevena Krasteva Slovenian insurance-financial group Triglav Group posted a consolidated net profit of 82.3 million euro in 2016. Gross written premiums from insurance and co-insurance grew 2% to 936 million euro in 2016. The group, listed on the Ljubljana … Read more

Euroins Romania is one of the leading insurance companies in Romania. It is the largest subsidiary of Bulgaria-based Euroins Insurance Group (EIG), which is an independent insurance group, operating in Central and Southeast Europe (CSEE) and providing a full range of … Read more

Regional insurance group Sigal Uniqa Group Austria is composed of seven insurance companies (life, non-life, reinsurance) and one pension fund that operate successfully in Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia. Sigal Uniqa is the market leader in Albania since 2002 with an … Read more

EY (Ernst & Young) is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confi dence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. In 2016 … Read more

Diana Nikolaeva, Partner, Transaction Advisory Services, EY Bulgaria What key trends are currently impacting the development of Bulgaria’s M&A market? During the last two years there has been a strong pipeline of M&A deals and while specific industry concentration is … Read more

Landmark Holdings consolidates the business interests of Alfa Finance Holding in the real estate sector in Southeast Europe (SEE). The company provides comprehensive asset management services starting from conceptual design to fully operational buildings. The list of projects for which … Read more

Zagorka brewery, established in Stara Zagora, enters in its second century of operation. In 1994, Zagorka AD became part of the HEINEKEN global family. Since then, for more than 20 years now, over 133 million euro have been invested in … Read more

Anastasia Sagianni, Head of Transfer Pricing Division, Eurofast Eurofast is a business advisory employing over 200 advisors at 21 offices in Southeast Europe (SEE) and the Middle East. With over 28-year experience, having worked with many global brands and leading … Read more

Ivelin Kamburov CFO and board of directors member, Credissimo Ivelin Kamburov holds an internationally recognised ACCA qualification and is a member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK. Kamburov is winner of the CFO of the Year 2016 award … Read more

Identrics is a young technology company providing custom semantic solutions for companies in Southeast Europe (SEE), including media groups and business intelligence providers. Iva Marinova, Data Scientist at Identrics Why is Identrics focusing on SEE and what are the main … Read more

Zagorka brewery, established in 1902 in the central Bulgarian town of Stara Zagora, joined the Heineken group in 1994. Since then, Heineken has invested more than 133 million euro in modernisation and capacity increase at its Bulgarian unit. Read more

Identrics is an innovative technology provider of automated journalism, data mining and semantic web solutions, whose dedicated team builds and trains technology models based on a client’s own data set and fitting his needs. Read more

SeeNews is an independent worldwide provider of business news and market intelligence with focus on the emerging markets. SeeNews is preparing an annual ranking of the best performing companies in the region of Southeast Europe, called SeeNews TOP 100 SEE.